Every year sees its share of food trends, and in decades past these affected the way we ate. here are some odd food trends over the past century.

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The most peculiar food trends from the decade you were born

1980s

“Nouvelle Cuisine,” with its small portions, fresh ingredients, and high price tag, became so popular in the 1980s that, by the end of the decade, most food writers were exhausted by it, even though the fine dining world never really returned to the rich, sauce-heavy cuisine style that preceded it. Blackened fish (and blackened everything) was popularized by chef Paul Prudhomme, and Tex-Mex dishes like enchiladas began to work their way into the mainstream. Risotto Milanese was also a hugely popular dish in the 1980s, the decade that also saw the rise in popularity of diet plans like Nutrisystem and Slim-Fast.